Son Suk-ku
Son in 2022
Born (1983-02-07) February 7, 1983 (age 40)
Taepyeong-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea
EducationSchool of the Art Institute of Chicago – Filmmaking (FVNMA)
OccupationActor
Years active2014–present
Agent
  • SBD Entertainment
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationSon Seok-gu
McCune–ReischauerSon Sŏk-ku

Son Suk-ku (Korean: 손석구; born February 7, 1983), also spelled as Son Seok-koo, is a South Korean actor. He gained recognition for his roles in the television series Matrimonial Chaos (2018), Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019), D.P. (2021), and My Liberation Notes (2022), as well as the films Nothing Serious (2021) and The Roundup (2022).

Early life

Son was born on February 7, 1983, in Taepyeong-dong, Jung-gu, Daejeon, South Korea.[1] He started studying abroad early in middle school and continued his studies in Canada and the United States.[2] He majored in visual arts and film at the School of Art Institute of Chicago, dreaming of becoming a documentary director.[3]

In 2005, during his mandatory military service, he volunteered to join the Zaytun Division, a Republic of Korea Army contingent which carried out peacekeeping and reconstruction missions in war-torn Iraq.[4][5][6]

Career

Son began his acting career, playing a minor role in 2014 film Scarlet Innocence and appeared in Black Stone (2016), Sense8 (2017) and Mother (2018).

His popularity began to rise with his starring role in KBS2 romantic comedy drama Matrimonial Chaos (2018) and his supporting role in tvN political thriller drama Designated Survivor: 60 Days (2019).[7]

In 2021, he played the role of captain Im Ji-seop in Netflix series D.P.[8] The same year, he starred in the romance film Nothing Serious which marked his first big-screen leading role. Son made his directorial debut in Watcha short film Unframed – Rebroadcast.[9]

Son Suk-ku and Kim Ji-won, co-stars of My Liberation Notes for Marie Claire

In 2022, Son starred in the JTBC slice-of-life drama My Liberation Notes. His portrayal of Mr. Gu – a secretive alcoholic stranger, was met with praise by critics and audience and he topped the drama performers popularity ranking for five consecutive weeks.[10][11][12] The same year, he starred in the role of the villain – Kang Hae-sung in the crime action film The Roundup which became the highest-grossing film of 2022 in South Korea, attracting 12 million movie-goers.[13] Success of his 2022 projects led to an increased popularity and recognition for Son.[14]

Filmography

Film

Year Title Role Note Ref.
2014 Scarlet Innocence Casino henchman 2
2016 Black Stone First Lieutenant
2017 Wedding Sung-hoon Short Film
2019 Hit-and-Run Squad Ki Tae-ho [15]
Shimchung Girl Doctor
2021 Nothing Serious Park Woo-ri [16][17]
Unframed – Rebroadcast Director, script writer Short Film Watcha [18][19][20]
2022 The Roundup Kang Hae-sang [21]
TBA Virus Nam Soo-pil Special appearance [22]
Dreams Dong-wook
Comment Unit Im Sang-jin [23]

Television series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2016 Kidnapping Assemblyman Mr. Clean Sang-chul's subordinate special drama
2018 Mother Seol-ak
Suits David Kim
Matrimonial Chaos Lee Jang-hyun
2019 Designated Survivor: 60 Days Cha Young-jin
Be Melodramatic Kim Sang-soo Special appearance (Ep. 10, 12–16) [24]
2021 Jirisan Lim Cheol-kyeong Special appearance (Ep. 6) [25]
2022 My Liberation Notes Mr. Gu (Gu Ja-gyeong) [26]

Web series

Year Title Role Notes Ref.
2017 Sense8 Detective Mun Season 2
2021–2023 D.P. Im Ji-seop Season 1–2 [27][28]
2022 Big Bet Oh Seung-hoon [29][30]
2024 A Killer Paradox Jang Nan-gam [31][32]

Music video appearances

Year Song title Artist Ref.
2019 "Alone" (혼자) Gummy

Theater

Year English title Korean title Role Ref.
2023 Army on the Tree 나무 위의 군대 Recruiter [33]

Awards and nominations

Name of the award ceremony, year presented, category, nominee of the award, and the result of the nomination
Award ceremony Year Category Nominee / Work Result Ref.
APAN Star Awards 2022 Excellence Award, Actor in Miniseries My Liberation Notes Nominated [34]
Popularity Star Award, Actor Nominated [35]
Best Couple Award Son Suk-ku (with Kim Ji-won)
My Liberation Notes 		Nominated
Baeksang Arts Awards 2019 Best New Actor – Film Hit-and-Run Squad Nominated [36]
Best New Actor – Television Matrimonial Chaos Nominated [37]
2023 Best Actor – Television My Liberation Notes Nominated [38]
Blue Dragon Series Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor D.P. Nominated [39]
Brand of the Year Awards 2022 Best Actor Son Suk-ku Won [40]
Buil Film Awards 2022 Best New Actor The Roundup Nominated [41]
Chunsa Film Art Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor Nominated [42]
Director's Cut Awards 2022 Best New Actor in film Nothing Serious Nominated [43]
Grand Bell Awards 2022 Best Supporting Actor The Roundup Nominated [44]
KBS Drama Awards 2018 Best New Actor Suits, Matrimonial Chaos Nominated [45]
Kinolights Awards 2022 Actor of The Year (Domestic) The Roundup, My Liberation Notes 2nd Place [46]
Korean Association of Film Critics Awards Best New Actor The Roundup Won [47]

Listicles

Publisher Year Listicle Placement Ref.
Elle Japan 2022 Top 16 Hallyu Best Actor 1st [48]
Forbes 2023 Korea Power Celebrity 40 7th [49]

References

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  2. ^ Lee Eun-hye (November 21, 2021). ""못 보겠어"…배우 손석구, 프로필 사진 변경했던 이유" ["I can’t see"… Actor Son Seok-gu, the reason why he changed his profile picture] (in Korean). Top Star News. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
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